Will of Mary Sale

of Maidstone, Kent

Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1798
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I Mary Sale late of Sundrich and now resident with my brother William Elgar of
the Town and parish of Maidstone in the County of Kent Grocer though burdened
with great bodily weakness yet favourably preserved in the possession of sound
disposing mind and memory do declare in writing my last Will and Testament to
be as follows (that is to say)

I give and bequeath to Thomas Elgar Parrin to John
Andrew Parrin and to Mary Ann Guichard the two sons and daughter of my late
sister Ann Parrin deceased also to Sarah Elizabeth Elgar daughter of my brother
John Elgar deceased and likewise to James Taylor Elgar William Elgar John
Elgar Hannah Durrant and Frances Margaret Elgar the three sons and two
daughters of my brother William Elgar the sum of twenty pounds of good and
lawful money of Great Britain to be severally paid on my decease to each and
every one of them

I moreover appoint and ordain the place of my burial to be in the burying ground
at Bazils {Bessels} Green in a grave as near as may be to that of my late husband David
Sale and that a Funeral Sermon on the occasion be preached in the adjoining
Meeting House by John Austen if he survive and be capable of the Service

And after the above mentioned Legacies my lawful debts and Funeral expences
shall be all duly paid All the residue of my temporal Estate and worldly goods
whatever I give and bequeath to my brother William Elgar above named whom I
also appoint to be sole Executor of this my will and revoking all former Legacies
and all wills by me heretofore made I ordain and declare this to be my last will
and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
tenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
two – Mary Sale – Signed sealed published and declared by the within named
Testatrix mary Sale to be her last will and testament in the presence of us who
subscribed our names in the presence of the said testatrix and of each otherJohn Wiche – Mary Wiche

On the twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and ninety eight administration (with the will annexed) of all and singular
the Goods Chattels and credits of Mary Sale formerly of Sandwich in the County
of Kent but late of Maidstone in the same county widow deceased was granted to
William Elgar the son and administrator of the Goods of William Elgar deceased
whilst living the brother of the said deceased sole executor and residuary
Legatee named in the said will having been first sworn duly to administer – the
said William Elgar survived the said deceased but died without taking upon him
the execution thereof.